Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting | |
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Nationality | American |
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Occupation(s) | Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of French in the Department of French and Italian at the Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science Associate Provost for Academic Advancement |
Known for | Feminist scholar |
Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting is a feminist scholar and Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of French in the Department of French and Italian at Vanderbilt University[1] where she serves as Vice Provost of Arts and Libraries[2] as well as Director of the Callie House Research Center for the Study of Global Black Cultures and Politics. She served as Associate Provost for Academic Advancement from October 2021-June 2022. She was also the Chair of African American and Diaspora Studies until August 2022. She is editor of The Speech: Race and Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union", and editor of the academic journal Palimpsest: A Journal on Women, Gender, and the Black International.[3] She is also series co-editor of "Philosophy and Race" (SUNY Press) with philosopher Robert Bernasconi.